View of Missisquoi River

Missisquoi

Name/Title

View of Missisquoi River

Entry/Object ID

1959.66.1

Description

Inked sketch of a landscape showing a river running through the center with trees to the right, a house to the left, and mountains in the background. There are two people rowing a boat in the lower-right foreground, and low falls in the middle of the composition. The house has a half-story attachment on the river side, and a tall chimney at the center of its peaked roof. There are tall, bushy trees at the right edge, with evergreens at the center. The right bank, house, and mountains to the left are slightly shaded with pencil. The upper left corner is labeled "View of Missisquoi River / 2 1/2 miles below East Berkshire. May 21, 1862." in ink and "Jay Mountain" in pencil. It is signed in the lower right corner, "J.H.H. - D.C.L."

Type of Drawing

Ink - Black

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Pencil

Subject Place

River

Missisquoi River

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Context

Drawn by Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr., outside of East Berkshire, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.66

Source or Donor

Smith, Madeline

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Hopkins, John Henry, Jr. (1820-1891)

Date made

1862

Place

Town

Berkshire

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/16 in

Width

7-5/16 in